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From: zubbie@wlcrjs.UUCP (Jeanette Zobjeck)
Newsgroups: net.women
Subject: Re: sexist language/bad attitudes
Message-ID: <674@wlcrjs.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 16-Apr-85 15:36:35 EST
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Posted: Tue Apr 16 15:36:35 1985
Date-Received: Wed, 17-Apr-85 01:41:55 EST
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Reply-To: zubbie@wlcrjs.UUCP (Jeanette Zobjeck)
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Summary: 

In article <846@druxo.UUCP> nap@druxo.UUCP (ParsonsNA) writes:
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>You don't think that relearning habits of speech raises one's consciousness
>of the prevalence of sexist bias in one's culture?
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>Nancy Parsons
>AT&T ISL


Not only does the awareness increase but the wish to make changes becomes
stronger, at least for those who are concerned with moving away from
sexist society into something healthier. I Marcel Simon's case  I am
beginning to believe that he would rather have a situation ongoing
which of itself would distract from the relearning process and so add
a generation or two before any real progress could be made. I think too
that this suits a great many men ( and some women I have met ) beacuse
they are possed of a fear that when sexist ideas are finally shown for
the waste which these ideas are then the world will somehow be less
available for the easy picking the stereotyping of the sexes makes
it for men. 
	I'm not saying the world is a bed of roses but re-iterating
a concept I stated earlier.

------For any given individual or group of individuals who operate
	regularily under a handicap (natural or manufactured) and
	find a way to succede towards the goals which they have 
	chosen , then that same individual or group of individuals
	removed suddenly from the restraint by that handicap will
	show the superiority which enabled them to be a success
	while so hindered.

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All opinions expressed may not even be my own.
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Jeanette L. Zobjeck